Art Bar

Meh. Very limited menu… I asked for one of the signature drinks and was told they didn’t have the ingredients. How? But the bartender was willing to be creative and he made me a decent martini… and he was very liberal with the alcohol. :) ambiance was boring, not lively at all. Better drinks elsewhere.

During a recent visit to Vegas, I thoroughly enjoyed some Absinthe (real deal). It was served with the burning sugar cube, cold water drip and natural emulsion in Pernod Absinthe. The bar tender was very knowledgeable about libations and the colorful history of Vegas. The atmosphere at the Art Bar is loungy and elegant. For a unique experience, I highly recommend partaking of the Absinthe despite any consternations you may have. Bön chance!

Super friendly bartender, check!
Menu variety and good drinks, check!
Really good prices, check!
I will be back again to try some of the other drinks on the menu but I did try the Burning Giraffe (which was missing the smoke), Night Watch (delicious), and a absinthe in the traditional way (did not like, not the fault of the bartender). The only reason I’m taking off one star is because they missed the smoke in the first drink and they no longer had a bar bites menu like they were still showing online. They did give you a bowl of the house made chips, but if you were looking to have something more you needed to order from the café off the casino floor.

It looks like a nice little place, only I went to have a drink at 10:15 PM and they are already closed. Went back, had a Unilocal coupon for a free app with two drinks and the bartender told me they don’t serve food. Shitty!

Cute little place, just wish it was livelier. Also, don’t bother with check in Unilocal deal, they no longer serve food.
There is a happy hour that offers $ 4 draft beer and well cocktails.
Draft selection is Stella, Blue Moon and a hef I can’t exactly recall.
Bartender was chatty and personable, though atmosphere was very quiet and somber, even though it was a holiday and Veteran’s Day parade brought some traffic to downtown.
I really hope things go well for these guys and they don’t follow in the footsteps of the now closed Mob Bar around the corner.

I came here after a long night of exploring downtown Las Vegas, it was down in the first floor of our hotel and held a quirky sleek design that caught my attention. This had a dressing menu, interesting to say the least. The bartender Angela was nice enough to tell me that I was last call 11:57. I asked for a red wine & Ginger/​jack. I was also starving which lead me into seeing the creative appetizers like pizza rolls. I asked if I could order some and she let me know that she will try!
Turns out she made magic happen, we enjoyed sitting in the open footed art far past her time there.
On the ceiling they hold random art.
The reason for the less one star was the price for drinks, although mine was really strong, size was rather unfair.
I’d definitely hit their if I was in a rush with no other option to drink again.

get there for happy hour, ask for chips, and enjoy the view across the street.

Little to write home about. In the way of a swanky hotel lobby bar, Art Bar leaves much to be desired. As of my visit in March, 2015 they discontinued happy hour and introduced low cost well drinks and a limited selection of $ 4 drafts.
Big props to the incredibly warm and prompt staff, but with so many options in the greater Downtown and Fremont areas, I wouldn’t make this a destination.

This is a happy hour review…
Hub and I chose to go here because we had a show at Golden Nugget at 8pm.
Sat down, was pretty crowded, probably because of the Zappo’s employees being so close and it was a Friday night.
Waitress was prompt and took our order, she looked stressed but did a really great job considering how many people were in there.
Hub ordered a Stella and I ordered a glass of Cab. We ordered three 5 dollar apps; cheese plate, ham and cheese sliders and pretzel bites.
Food came out and it looked beautiful. 4 very generous portion cheeses with fruit and crackers…(5 dollars!). All the cheeses were exotic. I loved it! Hub really liked his ham sliders and we shared the pretzel bites with 2 sauces, a cheese sauce and a mustard sauce.
Our bill was 25 dollars with the drinks… you MUST GO! Plenty of food for dinner.

Beverages ²⁄₅
I’m basing this on craft beer choices, which were very slim!
Service ³⁄₅
Our lady had to warm up at first but after that she was was totally a joy to talk to
Tips
If you spend $ 9 bucks you can get your ticket validated for parking
The Unilocal deal for BOGO made this totally worth it
Food prices looked high so I didn’t even bother, I thought there was a happy hour but there was none to be found.
Can here from 6−8pm on a sat night to watch a band play, it was empty and don’t expect this place to have much to offer if you want to people watch. But the place looks nice. =)

The ceiling is awesome and the seating is cool. Probably the best parts of this place. It’s small; right off of the lobby of the Downtown Grand.
Most of the seats were taken but I saw one at the bar that I thought I would take while waiting for my friend. The server (cocktail waitress?) was talking with the bartender and completely blocking it. Saw me standing there & didn’t move or say anything. She didn’t say anything to me at all when I was there, actually. Seemed much more interested in the male customers.
Anyway, I sat down when she walked away and the bartender finally acknowledged me, saying «what did you need?» So yeah, not a great first impression at all. Seeing as I wasn’t trying to go find a different bar, I stayed. I chose a cocktail from their menu with tea in it and it was gross. After that, I just ordered beer. The bartender gave better customer service once my friend arrived which is odd but whatever.
I give this place 2 stars because of the décor and because their prices aren’t bad, especially during happy hour.

Located in The Downtown Grand in Downtown Las Vegas. this bar is a little off the beaten path, but I must say the happy hour specials were very reasonable, the drinks were ok, nothing spectacular but still quite drinkable. I will also say that this is not the typical dive or seedy joint that one would find downtown, I will be curious to see how they do. I hope they make it. It’s worth a stop in for a touch of the creature. Live it up you are in Las Vegas for cryin’ out loud!

DUDE! Pedro is awesome! I work downtown and go for a Mule before my shift and he’s so friendly and always smiling and he’s great! Drinks are way affordable. $ 7.00 a piece… no machines… no smoke!!! Say I sent you!!! :)

Best place to get drinks
Happy hours 50% in food and drinks
U cant top that. planing to come back every wed

Definitely worth it for happy hour. I believe it’s 5 – 7 pm. Everything is half off!
I love the décor in here it’s pretty nice and I feel like it’s hardly ever crowded so there’s no problem in having a place to sit.

The bar is located in the lobby of the Downtown Grand Las Vegas. It is oddly NOT open ²⁴⁄₇. Well, since it only has two walls (an open design to the lobby), it’s never technically closed and allows loitering. We were there on a Friday night and the bartenders left around midnight? No warning either. I also didn’t see any signs showing their hours.
A group of us were in the area for dinner, so we decided to check out Downtown Grand and settled on Art Bar based on its vibe (nice décor, beautiful furniture, and relaxing). That was probably the only enjoyable part of our evening. The bartender tended to us rather quickly, which was very nice. I chose the «Mozart» from their cocktails menu composed of Ketel One vodka, Midori, and a splash of pineapple juice. My friend chose the «Monet» (Hennessy cognac, fresh lemon juice, and simple syrup). The drinks were all right and after discovering the Unilocal check-​in offer of a free cocktail with cocktail purchase, we stuck with our beverages.
What followed was an odd experience. The bartender was unfamiliar with the check-​in offer and continued to tell me that it was for the «other Art Bar» — um, what? He claimed it was the one located inside the Mob Museum (the Mob Bar?). I said, «No, it’s here» while showing him photos of the bar that was posted on their Unilocal page. He looks at my phone again and asks if he can take it to his boss. He comes back with the same confusion because his boss is not available, but then says «okay» to the offer.
So, besides the bartender trying to convince me that there was another Art Bar when he didn’t know about the Unilocal check-​in, he also forgot an ingredient in one of their signature cocktails, so my friend had to take it back (there were only three ingredients). Oh, and he called it a Mo-​NET. Fail.
My advice? Avoid this bar! There are SO MANY other competent bars in Vegas!

This place is very upscale appearing and very welcoming, but the prices are very domestic, which makes it even more appealing. Loved the vibe and will definitely be back.
The bartender we had that night was a pretty cool cat from Cleveland, or some other part of Ohio. Good times chatting it up with him about NBA basketball. Come check this place out if you want a different vibe from what’s outside on Fremont Street.

I would love to give the Art Bar 5 stars. Which at one point I would do without second thought. However, they moved the employee that made this lobby bar worth going too. I am a LV local, so it’s hard with so many people coming and going to get settled into a place that the bartender remembers your name, what you drink, how your family is… John was that bartender. Now he is working the furnace bar at the casino and it’s not as good. Your just another face in the crowd. I wish the Grand would figure it out.
I never minded paying 12 dollars for a cocktail, because I was getting so much more than a drink. I was getting a personal experience. Now that’s not the case.

See John he will make you feel at home. Nicest boy. I bet he has a really beautiful girlfriend who likes three doors down or something. But no matter. I’m staying at the grand and I enjoy a tipple or six so john is my go to man. The bar itself is very exposed brick and Edison bulb whatever pastiche you’d expect of a bar in a hotel in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in Las Vegas of all fucking places. But the bartenders and the company is legit. Grab a big Alice in Wonderland chair and plan your next move. I plan to.

Staying at the Grand Downtown, I saw this bar in the lobby and decided to check it out while waiting for check in. The décor is nice, with a bunch of comfy couches and chairs and a well stocked bar and cute bartender at the end but I didn’t realize why the bar was named so… until I looked up.
The ceiling is packed with classic art pieces and golden frames with lights scattered far and in between. Similar to the Artisan but nowhere near as dark and creepy. The effect was enough for me to smile and snap a few dozen pictures and order one too many drinks. But hey, again, downtown is proving itself to yield some of the most unexpectedly pleasant places that treats both the eyes as well as the stomach. More so the former than the latter in this case.
I still prefer the Mob Bar but this place definitely has potential :) coming back soon.